Wad Definition
wŏd
wadded, wadding, wads
noun
wads
A small, soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc.
Webster's New World
A mass of soft or fibrous material used for padding, packing, stuffing, etc.
Webster's New World
A compressed ball, roll, or lump, as of tobacco or chewing gum.
American Heritage
A lump or small, compact mass (of something)
A wad of chewing tobacco.
Webster's New World
A plug of hemp, tow, paper, etc. stuffed against a charge to keep it firmly in the breech of a muzzleloading gun or in a cartridge.
Webster's New World
verb
wadded, wadding, wads
To compress into a wad.
Webster's New World
To roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad.
Webster's New World
To line or pad with or as with wadding.
Webster's New World
To plug with a wad.
Webster's New World
To force or stuff.
To wad oakum into a crack.
Webster's New World
suffix
Other Word Forms of Wad
Noun
Singular:
wadPlural:
wadsOrigin of Wad
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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